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Swans, Whitewell Valley - Wed 28th Feb
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Information from Peter Fyldes: On Weds 28th Feb, when driving past the Hargreaves Arms about 08:30, 2 swans flew S or SE down the Whitewell Valley. He couldn't identify them for certain but thought they were Whoopers. -- Edited by JimOrmerod at 19:49, 2007-03-04
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Seat Naze, Edgecote & Holmes Terrace Lodge 04/03/07
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Seat Naze 09:40: 21 Lapwings with 20 starlings, 3 fieldfare & 2 pied wagtail. Edgecote 10:00: 34 snipe, 1 woodcock, 1 skylark singing, 1 pied wagtail, & 1bullfinch calling. Marl Pits 10:45: 2 grey heron, 1 jay, c70 starling 1 bullfinch calling. Holmes Terrace Lodge 11:40: 23 mallard, 1 coot...
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Reap's Moss 04/03/07
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Cool south easterly wind but dry, 08:15 - 09:45. Pink Footed Goose, c80 flew over west. Snipe, 12. Skylark, 6, most of which were singing. Pied Wagtail, 3 flew east. Regards, David Nuttall.
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3/2/07 Loveclough - Clowbridge
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3/2/07 15:15 - 17:30hrs Loveclough Pr Canada geese on one of the lodges, M. Thrush in song, flockof 10 Lapwings at Grt. Clough. Grt. Hameldon 1 Skylark in song + 1 silent bird flushed, 3 Snipe. Hameldon Hill 11 Lapwing, 30 Snipe, 1 Skylark. Clowbridge res. A brief look on from the overflow - 2 pr Goldeney...
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NEW HALL HEY
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RIVER IRWELL NEW HALL HEY 29/2/07 2 REDHEAD GOOSEANDER DAVE
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E.B.S.W.
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E.B.S.W. 26/02/07 - 14:50hrs Access gained. Much as Kevin had yesterday. c100 Pied Wagtail, c6 Grey Wagtail, C10 M.Pipit + the usual large numbers Jackdaws, Carrion Crows and B.H.Gulls. Pair of Shelduck still present and apparently were first seen by the workers down there sometime last week. ...
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Cowm Res Sun 25th Feb
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Weather cloudy with light winds. Recorded between 09:00 - 11:30 Meadow Pipit In song x1 Chaffinch x 4 Common Gull x 2 Black Headed Gull x 12 Grey Heron x1 Curlew x3 Fly over going N/E Common Buzzard x1 Fly over finally going East Mistle Thrush x4 Tufted Duck x 1pr Mallard x 23 Canada Goose x 8 Pied Wagtail x2...
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a gentle stroll 25/02/07
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Warth 09:10 2pr stock dove. There are now 8 nests occupied at the heronry. Lower Cloughfold 09:30 1 jay, 1 song thrush, 1pr long tailed tit, 1pr bullfinch. Rawtenstall/ Bocholt Way 10:00 1 cormorant over towards Clowbridge, c 45 mallard, 2 dipper, 1 grey wagtail, 1 pr mistle thrush, 1 female blackb...
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Plunge 25/02/07
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Mixed flock of Fieldfare, Redwing and Starlings approx 50 Fieldfare, 10 Redwing, 30 Starling
Heron flying up the valley
Song thrush, Robin, Great Tits, Dunnock all in song (didn't hear a Wren!)
2 pairs of Stonechats
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
Cheers
Ian
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Loveclough - Clowbridge res.
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25/02/07 Loveclough - Clowbridge res 13:00 - 16:30hrs approx Pad Lodge (ref. 809276) 1 m Goosander, 1 G. Heron + c20 Canada geese in fields. Great Clough (ref. 805277) 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker (calling),c100 mostly Starlings feeding with c20 Fieldfares, only an odd Redwing. Grt. Hameld...
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Grane, 25/02/07
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Cormorant, 4 at roost on Holden Wood and 1 on Ogden. G.C.Grebe, 1 on Holden Wood. Goldeneye, male on Ogden, male & 2 females on Calf Hey. Goosander, 2 males on Calf Hey. Canada Goose, pair on Ogden. Kestrel, 1. Red Grouse, 3 on Haslingden Moor, Snipe, 6 on Haslingden Moor, Curlew, 1 on pasture near Ca...
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Starlings are probably leaving the UK en masse
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It seems that our winter visiting Starlings maybe on their return journeys, this message was posted a couple of days ago on the vismig site: Hans Van Galsteren, a professional radar man in the Netherlands, observed high numbers of birds yesterday flying from Great Britain to the Netherlands. It was...
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BB article on Redwings NW England 2004
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Still bogged down and not getting out to try and see movement. I believe Curlews were on the move yesterday in small parties. A fabulous article is now published on the net of the great Redwing movement of Winter 2004 written by one of our vismig members - Jean Roberts - well worth a read and mentions our c...
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Ashworth Moor Res etc 24/02/2007
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an untagged male hen harrier flew over Harden Moor and Turf Moor at 16:15 hrs. David Winnard had earlier seen it on Knowl Hill. At Ashworth Moor Res between 16:30 & 18:00 the following were recorded great crested grebe 1 canada goose 5 mallard 8 pochard 1m, 2f goldeneye 2m, 1f goosander 41 lapwin...
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Goldcrests 23rd Feb
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I saw some Goldcrests this afternoon in Snig Hole Park and I didn't have to crane my neck skywards as they were quite low down feeding in the lower branches. The river was quite high and the Dippers and Kingfishers were absent but there were a few Goosanders on the Irwell. I saw small flocks of Long ...
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Calf Hey Reservoir 17/02/07
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Apologies for the late posting Calf Hey Reservoir Lots of common species including blue tit, Great Tit, lots of chaffinch singing. Other highlights included 1 pr. Goldcrest 1 Kestrel (male) looked great in the sun 4 comorant 1 GS woodpecker 1 female stonechat (my first ever stonechat !!, double ple...
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New Line Res 12:30 20/02/2007
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grey heron 1 canada goose 32 mallard 9 tufted duck 1m goosander 1 redhead black headed gull 52 common gull 3 moorhen 1 cheers Kevin
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Clowbridge Res.17/2/07
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This is very late, Sorry, been at work. On the water 16:00. Goldeneye 7 (3pr + 1imm Male) Goosander 9 (4 Male + 5 redhead) B/h Gulls 78 G/c Grebe 5 GBB Gull 1 Adult + poss 1 juv, over. Ina ps. 100k dog walkers.
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Seat Naze, Edgecote, Clowbridge & Clough Bottom 18/02/07
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Seat Naze 09:25 1 lapwing, 1 stock dove, 8 skylark (1 singing) & c40 fieldfare. Edgecote 10:10 1 grey heron, 14 snipe, 2 jay & 2 bullfinch calling. Clowbridge Res & surrounding area 13:30 to 16:20 1 cormorant was flying south as I arrived as were 6 lapwing. On the water were 5 grea...
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Around and about 18/2/07
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13:00 - 17:00 hrs - Highlights. Shortclough Res. 2 Cormorant, 2 Canada Geese, c12 Mallard, 14 Goosander, 1 Heron, 1f Bullfinch and 2 Roe deer. Dunnock, Wren, Robin, Song Thrush and Chaffinch all in song. Crawshawbooth Pr Grey Wagtail, m. displaying. Reedsholme c5 Long Tailed Tit Hurst Lane c60 Redw...
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Albino Pied Wagtail back on territory Sat 17th Feb 2007
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The Albino Pied Wagtail is now back on territory - Near to the Farmers Glory Pub - Blackburn Old Road - Haslingden, it is in company with another Pied Wagtail. It was present at this site during Aug, Sept, October last year. Bryan.
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Deeply Vale 18/02/07
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Nothing unusual but lots of commoner species, most of which were singing or chasing potential partners or rivals. Brief summary of sightings: Lapwing, 8 back on turf fields in display flight with a further 100 up over A.M.R. Skylark, 3 or 4 a couple of which were in song. Song Thrush, a total of 7 sing...
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Holden Wood Res, 12/02/07
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Cormorant 6, G.C.Grebe 2, Heron 1, Kestrel 1, Fieldfare 25, Chaffinch c20 in 2's & 3's heading west. Regards, David Nuttall.
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E.B.S.W.
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E.B.S.W. 16/11/06 - 14:40 - 16:20 hrs
Gained access and had a good root around things a bit quiet with very few tits of finches, however the following were seen. 4 Blue tit, 4 Chaffinch, 3 Goldcrest, 2 Goldfinch, 1 Jay,4 Wood Pieon,40+ B.H.Gull, min 200 Jackdaw with maybe 25 C. Cr...
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Irwell Valley & Grane 11/02/07
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Gaghills 08:00: 24 goldfinch, 2m & 1f bullfinch, 15 greenfinch & 12 chaffinch were at our feeders. Staghills Woods 09:00: 2 great spotted woodpecker, 1pr long tailed tit, 2pr coal tit, 2 singing song thrush & 11 singing dunnock. Lower Cloughfold 10:15: 1 sparrowhawk, 1pr mistle...
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Clowbridge Res.
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Clowbridge res. 11/2/07 - 13:30 - 16:00hrs On the water - c11 Goosander, 3 G.C.Grebe, 1m + 1imm. m + 3f Goldeneye Car Park - Dunnock in song, Goldfinch, 2 Collared Dove, 5 Greenfinch, House Sparrow. In the fields - 1 m Stonechat, 6 Lapwing, 1 Kestrel, 13 Rook, pr Mallard. In the woods - 1 G.S.W, 3 Woodcock,...
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Laund & Duckworth Clough - Wed 7th Feb 2007
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Approx 1000-1200hrs Wednesday 7th Feb 2007 3 Fieldfare SE to NW Redwing contact calls (not seen) Meadow Pipit - a build up party of at least 20 at Laund Crossbill - heard party calling (not seen) at Duckworth Clough Plantings. Goldfinch - party of at least 15 in conifers at Ducworth Cl Pltgs. Bryan
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2 WHite Peasants in the Forest of Bowland - sunday 28 jan 2007
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a sighting i have not yet submitted and one i totally forgot about. i saw 2 white-ish pheasants in the forest of bowland roosting in a tree on 28 jan sunday 2007. i am not sure if they were both albino ring necks or silver pheasants even. they were both in the same tree and i did get quite close to them....
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owl monday 5 feb - 8.20pm
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i saw an owl at 8.20pm on the border of rossendale and hyndburn as i was driving up grane road from blackburn side. it was just on the hyndburn side - not sure which type of owl exactly could have been - i guess it was a bit light for a tawny owl though.
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River Irwell 6/2/07
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6/2/07 River Irwell. Newhallhey - E.B.S.W. 14:45 - 16:15 hrs Highlights 3 seperate prs of Long Tailed Tit, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Cormorant over Townsendfold >S.W. 4 Moorhen at Holmes Terr. Lodge (frozen over), c20 mixed Redwing and Blackbird at Ewood Bridge. 2 Herons feeding along one...
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